UO

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

Yes I'm starting it because I have one.

I also double checked to make sure it was Thursday.

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

I don't think everyone is cut out for higher education. I don't think high school should push it on students. If they show an interest in going than help them, but if they do not show them other options that they have.

I also don't think it's bad to take some time off then go back.

pistolpackinmomma · October 2013

Our schools have what they call the Career Center that allows students to become certified welders, auto body, capentry and some other things. These students typically don't go to college.

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

We had those and didn't encourage them (which I also think is wrong, like I said kid show interest than help them), but if you weren't in one of those programs, you were told to go to college.

botanicalbliss · October 2013

I don't like pictures of baby butts.

brij2006 · October 2013

I completely agree about higher education not being for everyone. I am constantly telling friends and family that they don't need to go to college if it isn't what they want to do. BIL works at a factory, and makes good money. College isn't for him, and there's nothing wrong with it.
H has a saying, "the world needs ditch diggers too, and those ditch diggers make more than college grads because they're willing to do the hard labor nobody else wants." It's so true now.

My UO is that I don't care for "assigned" nicknames. Like when someone names their child something, then says "but we call him ___." Why didn't you just name him ____ to begin with? I understand if a nickname forms over time, and that's what people call him. But why name your child X when you get angry if people call him X, then you correct them and say you call him Y? It doesn't make sense.

sparklingdiamond · October 2013

brij2006 said:
My UO is that I don't care for "assigned" nicknames. Like when someone names their child something, then says "but we call him ___." Why didn't you just name him ____ to begin with? I understand if a nickname forms over time, and that's what people call him. But why name your child X when you get angry if people call him X, then you correct them and say you call him Y? It doesn't make sense.

I agree! Especially when people call their child by the middle name. Why didn't you just name them that name in the first place?? Unless it's a family name or something...that I understand.

Kaiene · October 2013

botanicalbliss said:
I don't like pictures of baby butts.

Obviously you've never seen DS' butt. It's adorable.

botanicalbliss · October 2013

sparklingdiamond said:

brij2006 said:
My UO is that I don't care for "assigned" nicknames. Like when someone names their child something, then says "but we call him ___." Why didn't you just name him ____ to begin with? I understand if a nickname forms over time, and that's what people call him. But why name your child X when you get angry if people call him X, then you correct them and say you call him Y? It doesn't make sense.

I agree! Especially when people call their child by the middle name. Why didn't you just name them that name in the first place?? Unless it's a family name or something...that I understand.

This is me. I go by my middle name. It's annoying.

wiggyslilsis · October 2013

I love watching cartoons in the morning with my daughter

also, it is adorable because she is learning from the TV and responding when they ask questions!

botanicalbliss · October 2013

Kaiene said:

I don't like pictures of baby butts.
Obviously you've never seen DS' butt. It's adorable.

Oh, I think their butts are cute - I just don't like pictures like this

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

wiggyslilsis said:

I love watching cartoons in the morning with my daughter also, it is adorable because she is learning from the TV and responding when they ask questions!

Hey I watched iCarly with my nieces and had to watch the series finale

botanicalbliss · October 2013

Crap, i can't get the picture to work.

bobcee · October 2013

Eh...we call Zachary Zack probably 85% of the time but I'd never name him just zack. I like the formality of the full name for things. Plus it gives him options on what he wants to use when he's older. Sometimes the NN work when they are young but don't grow into adulthood well IMO.

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

But I do have a female friend who's name is Ronni because her mom didn't like the idea of a full name and a nick name so rather than naming her Veronica and calling her Ronni, she just named her Ronni.

brij2006 · October 2013

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

brij2006 said:

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

My mom has said she doesn't like the nickname Ollie and will call him Oliver, I'm fine with it.

bobcee · October 2013

Yeah i don't care if people call DS Zack or Zachary. I like both and feel they both will age just fine. He can choose what he prefers when the time comes. But for instance my BIL is Richard. As a kid everyone called him Ricky or Rick. Now he prefers Richard and is glad he has that to fall back on than having to be called Ricky as an adult.

MadeOfAwesome · October 2013

brij2006 said:

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

Regardless of whether you think it's dumb to call the kid by a nickname, if these are friends of yours, why don't you respect their wishes and call the kid by whatever name they choose? I'd be irritated if friends of ours decided to call my kid something other than what I had decided for him.

LSquared1024 · October 2013

Some people believe that some nicknames dont work as well in a professional environment. The nickname my family calls me would not be first name I would want to have, so Im glad they didnt just name me that.

That said I like names better that dont have an "automatic" nn with them.

wiggyslilsis · October 2013

I think there are hang ups with every name and or NN or name/NN combo. My daughter has two first names and some people have had major problems with it. It is just frustrating because you can name your kid the simplest name and someone will mispronounce it or spell it wrong. So I say name your kid whatever you want and don't worry about how others feel about it.

FWIW...Ava Nichol only answers to her nameand ddoesn't respond if someone says Ava unless it is Grandpa because I guess she knows he is talking to her.

pistolpackinmomma · October 2013

bobcee said:
Yeah i don't care if people call DS Zack or Zachary. I like both and feel they both will age just fine. He can choose what he prefers when the time comes. But for instance my BIL is Richard. As a kid everyone called him Ricky or Rick. Now he prefers Richard and is glad he has that to fall back on than having to be called Ricky as an adult.

My dad's name is Ricky, he just goes by Rick. However, if someone calls and asks for Richard we knew it was a telemarketer.

pistolpackinmomma · October 2013

On the topic of names, I don't understand the nicknames that have letters the original name didn't have, ie Bill for William. Where did the B come from?? Or Dick for Richard, I mean Richard has the "I" and the "c" but where did the D and the K come from?

nightmare_of_beauty · October 2013

pistolpackinmomma said:

On the topic of names, I don't understand the nicknames that have letters the original name didn't have, ie Bill for William. Where did the B come from?? Or Dick for Richard, I mean Richard has the "I" and the "c" but where did the D and the K come from?

I have never understood that either!

My name is Marissa, close friends and ILs call me "Isa." A friend of mine spelled it that way and I've never changed it.

When people comment on it thought I ask them where the B is in William.

brij2006 · October 2013

MadeOfAwesome said:

brij2006 said:

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

Regardless of whether you think it's dumb to call the kid by a nickname, if these are friends of yours, why don't you respect their wishes and call the kid by whatever name they choose? I'd be irritated if friends of ours decided to call my kid something other than what I had decided for him.
I just don't understand what the big ordeal is by people calling him by his real name and not his nickname. Why get angry with us when we don't call him Ollie? They chose the name Oliver, and named him Oliver. So why can't he be called Oliver?

Not sure why it quoted this way. Stupid Nest.

MadeOfAwesome · October 2013

brij2006 said:

MadeOfAwesome said:

brij2006 said:

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

Regardless of whether you think it's dumb to call the kid by a nickname, if these are friends of yours, why don't you respect their wishes and call the kid by whatever name they choose? I'd be irritated if friends of ours decided to call my kid something other than what I had decided for him.
I just don't understand what the big ordeal is by people calling him by his real name and not his nickname. Why get angry with us when we don't call him Ollie? They chose the name Oliver, and named him Oliver. So why can't he be called Oliver?

Not sure why it quoted this way. Stupid Nest.

I don't know, I just think you should call the kid by whatever the parents choose to. I mean, if I wanted people to call B, Rockstar, they should still comply, regardless of how stupid it is.

brij2006 · October 2013

MadeOfAwesome said:

brij2006 said:

MadeOfAwesome said:

brij2006 said:

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

Regardless of whether you think it's dumb to call the kid by a nickname, if these are friends of yours, why don't you respect their wishes and call the kid by whatever name they choose? I'd be irritated if friends of ours decided to call my kid something other than what I had decided for him.
I just don't understand what the big ordeal is by people calling him by his real name and not his nickname. Why get angry with us when we don't call him Ollie? They chose the name Oliver, and named him Oliver. So why can't he be called Oliver?

Not sure why it quoted this way. Stupid Nest.

I don't know, I just think you should call the kid by whatever the parents choose to. I mean, if I wanted people to call B, Rockstar, they should still comply, regardless of how stupid it is.

Lol. Well, just for you, I would call B, Rockstar.
Although they're the type of people who will say next week that they want him called something different. I fear it will be an interesting first few years till he's older and comments on what he would like to be called.

AshleyMatt1215 · October 2013

I hate Halloween.

pistolpackinmomma · October 2013

MadeOfAwesome said:

brij2006 said:

MadeOfAwesome said:

brij2006 said:

nightmare_of_beauty said:

Agreed with @bobcee. We're currently planning for Oliver for a boy and have said we'd call him Ollie when he's little.

This is actually the exact name that our friends named their son. It's an adorable name, but we call him Oliver. They get mad at us and will say, "It's Ollie!" Well then why didn't you name him Ollie?

Regardless of whether you think it's dumb to call the kid by a nickname, if these are friends of yours, why don't you respect their wishes and call the kid by whatever name they choose? I'd be irritated if friends of ours decided to call my kid something other than what I had decided for him.
I just don't understand what the big ordeal is by people calling him by his real name and not his nickname. Why get angry with us when we don't call him Ollie? They chose the name Oliver, and named him Oliver. So why can't he be called Oliver?

Not sure why it quoted this way. Stupid Nest.

I don't know, I just think you should call the kid by whatever the parents choose to. I mean, if I wanted people to call B, Rockstar, they should still comply, regardless of how stupid it is.

I friggin love you and B is a Rockstar! It makes total sense!!

sparklingdiamond · October 2013

My name is Sarah and my mom chose that name because there is no nn that comes from that. Her name is one that she got called a lot of different nn's growing up and didn't like it and didn't want that for me. Same with my brother...his name is David.

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